Background
Lafont, Cristina was born on February 8, 1963 in Valencia, Spain. Daughter of Julio and Maria (Hurtado) Lafont. came to the United States, 1995.
(In this major contribution to the understanding of Heideg...)
In this major contribution to the understanding of Heidegger (and rare attempt to bridge the schism between traditions of analytic and Continental philosophy), Cristina Lafont applies the core methodology of analytic philosophy--language analysis--to Heidegger's work, providing both a clearer exegesis and a powerful critique of his approach to the subject of language. The book first appeared in German but has been substantially revised for the English edition. It will appeal to serious students of arguably the most influential philosopher of the twentieth century.
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(En esta obra desvela Cristina Lafont (Valencia, 1963) la ...)
En esta obra desvela Cristina Lafont (Valencia, 1963) la «,profunda continuidad», que existe entre las concepciones del lenguaje de pensadores tan diversos como Hum-boldt, Heidegger o Habermas, somete a crítica los supuestos en que esa continuidad descansa y propone una alternativa.
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(The linguistic turn in German philosophy was initiated in...)
The linguistic turn in German philosophy was initiated in the eighteenth century in the work of Johann Georg Hamann, Johann Gottfried von Herder, and Wilhelm von Humboldt. It was further developed in this century by Martin Heidegger, and Hans-Georg Gadamer extended its influence to contemporary philosophers such as Karl-Otto Apel and J?Habermas. This tradition focuses on the world-disclosing dimension of language, emphasizing its communicative over its cognitive function. Although this study is concerned primarily with the German tradition of linguistic philosophy, it is very much informed by the parallel linguistic turn in Anglo-American philosophy, especially the development of theories of direct reference. Cristina Lafont draws upon Hilary Putnam's work in particular to criticize the linguistic idealism and relativism of the German tradition, which she traces back to the assumption that meaning determines reference. Part I is a reconstruction of the linguistic turn in German philosophy from Hamann to Gadamer. Part II offers the deepest account to date of Habermas's approach to language. Part III shows how the shortcomings of German linguistic philosophy can be avoided by developing a consistent and more defensible version of Habermas' theory of communicative rationality.
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Lafont, Cristina was born on February 8, 1963 in Valencia, Spain. Daughter of Julio and Maria (Hurtado) Lafont. came to the United States, 1995.
Bachelor, University Valencia, Spain, 1986. Master of Arts, University Valencia, Spain, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, University Frankfurt, Germany, 1992.
Teaching assistant University Valencia, Spain, 1988—1989. Instructor University Frankfurt, Germany, 1993—1995. Researcher Institute Philosophy, Madrid, 1992—1995.
Assistant professor Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1995—2001, associate professor, 2001—2005, full professor, since 2005. Adjunct professor University Mexico, Mexico City, 1994.
(In this major contribution to the understanding of Heideg...)
(En esta obra desvela Cristina Lafont (Valencia, 1963) la ...)
(The linguistic turn in German philosophy was initiated in...)
Member American Philosophical Association, Society Phenomenology & Existential Philosophy.